By observing all sanitary protection measures, compulsory self tests for priests, young people, cantors and other staff, which will be located inside the temple, the churches will be open on Holy Week………..
In everything,regarding the number of believers in the holy temples during the services of Holy Week and Easter, should follow the ratio of one person per 25 sq.m.. with the sanitary measures already in force (adequate ventilation of the premises, observance of distances and rules of hygiene, Hand antiseptic, mandatory use of a mask). also, outside the temples the faithful must keep a distance 10 sq.m., observance of hygiene rules and mandatory use of a mask.
The Permanent Holy Synod of the Church of Greece met to discuss the operation plan of the holy temples (ΔΙΣ), chaired by Archbishop Jerome and decided to open them during Holy Week under a strict protection framework, in compliance with applicable health protocols.
In his statements, the representative of DIS, Metropolitan Ilios Athenagoras, stressed that the Church is changing the time (against 30 minutes) for the performance of the Holy Communions during the Holy Week.
particularly, the Divine Liturgy will begin on 18:30, with the churches open and by analogy 1 person per 25 sq.m.. and ceiling the 100 people per sanctuary.
In everything,as for the Resurrection Sequence on Holy Saturday, the evening, the DIS unanimously decided to perform it on 21:00 in the courtyard of the Holy Temples.
Based on these, the programming of the Sacred Sequences is as follows:
- Poor Sunday to Holy Wednesday: 18:30
- Great Thursday (Sequence of the Last Supper and the Passion): 17:30
- Good Friday (Sequence of the Epitaph): 18:00
- Holy Saturday (Sequence of the Resurrection): 21:00
- Easter Sunday (Great Vespers of Love): 18:30.